UK comedian Russell Brand's accuser told police she blamed herself for alleged rape

LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) — One of six women who allege British actor and comedian Russell Brand raped or abused them over a decade broke down in tears as she told police she blamed herself for being raped by him, his trial heard on Thursday. Brand, once one of Britain's most high-profile broadcasters and the former husband of US singer Katy Perry, is accused of three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault between 1999 and 2009. The 51-year-old denies the allegations. His trial began at London's Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday, when prosecutors described him as a ruthless and manipulative sexual predator. On the second day of his trial, jurors were played a police interview with a woman who alleges Brand raped her while they were both at the Labour Party conference in 1999. She said a 2023 documentary, which made allegations of sexual misconduct against Brand, prompted her to contact police, adding: "I saw how manipulative he was... I was thinking this is what he did to me but in a different way." The woman also said: "I know I said 'no'... I knew I couldn't get out of the situation. 'Do I shout, do I scream?'" She told police that she fe